A review by alanfederman
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game by Dan Barry

4.0

It's not always easy to explain to non-baseball fans the allure of the sport. Like no other it has quirks, stats, idiosyncrasies, and memorable characters. This book hooked me from page 1. Ostensibly it's the story of the longest game in organized baseball history - 33 innings. It started on Holy Saturday, continued into the wee hours of Easter Sunday until it was mercifully suspended until mid June (the story of the suspension is fascinating in and of itself). But just like Moby Dick really isn't about a whale, this really isn't about baseball. It's about every day struggles, near misses, humor, passion, in short, life.